1-1 By: Madden (Senate Sponsor - Shapiro) H.B. No. 961
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House March 30, 1993;
1-3 March 31, 1993, read first time and referred to Subcommittee on
1-4 Elections and Ethics; April 26, 1993, reported favorably by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; April 26, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Carriker x
1-9 Harris of Dallas x
1-10 Ellis x
1-11 Henderson x
1-12 Luna x
1-13 Parker x
1-14 Wentworth x
1-15 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-16 AN ACT
1-17 relating to the consolidation of county election precincts in a
1-18 special election.
1-19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-20 SECTION 1. Section 42.008(a), Election Code, is amended to
1-21 read as follows:
1-22 (a) In a special election for which use of county election
1-23 precincts is required, the commissioners court may consolidate, on
1-24 the recommendation of the county election board, two or more county
1-25 election precincts into a single precinct if<:>
1-26 <(1)> the polling place is located so it will
1-27 adequately serve the voters of the consolidated precinct<; and>
1-28 <(2) no office or measure is to be voted on in the
1-29 consolidated precinct only by the voters of the county or of an
1-30 area situated wholly within the county>.
1-31 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
1-32 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-33 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-34 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-35 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-36 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
1-37 * * * * *
1-38 Austin,
1-39 Texas
1-40 April 26, 1993
1-41 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-42 President of the Senate
1-43 Sir:
1-44 We, your Subcommittee on Elections and Ethics to which was referred
1-45 H.B. No. 961, have had the same under consideration, and I am
1-46 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
1-47 that it do pass and be printed.
1-48 Carriker,
1-49 Chairman
1-50 * * * * *
1-51 WITNESSES
1-52 FOR AGAINST ON
1-53 ___________________________________________________________________
1-54 FOR AGAINST ON
1-55 ___________________________________________________________________
1-56 Name: Tom Harrison x
1-57 Representing: Sec. of State John Hannah, Jr.
1-58 City: Austin
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